Gene,
Nothing of of this stuff has been placed on the Google or any other forum.
Han
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Mechtly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 9:51 PM
Subject: [USMA:11043] Mass and Force
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > ...
> > ... on the moon 1 lbm = 0.16 lbf (appr)...
>
> Sorry, Han. That is pure garbage. Mass is not equal to force
> by *any* unitless multiplication factor, exactly or even approximately.
> The relationship is f=m.a; Newton's Second Law in most simple
> form. You forgot the acceleration!
>
> >...while the natural constant 9.8 m/s2 is universally the same.
> Wrong again, Han; g is a *variable* not a constant!
> The constant 9.80665 m/s2 is a constant invented by humans
> (not a natural constant) to lock "gravitational" units to "absolute"
> units, unambiguously, by Newton's Second Law.
>
> > In the Technical system we had 1 kgm = 1 kgf at sea level, but on the
moon,
> > again, 1 kgm = 0.16 kgf (appr).
> Still more garbage, Han.
> I'm sorry to be so blunt since this conflicts with my high regard
> for your great contributions to the advancement of SI.
>
> Gene.
>
>
